Life — September 26, 1918 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The left side contains ads for Pantasote Top Material (automobile upholstery), Portes Cigars, and Diamonds on Credit. The right side features a large Chase Drednaut Motor Topping advertisement. The only editorial content is a poem titled "On to Berlin" by Amasa C. Wells, which appears to satirize various American social types—talkers, critics, pacifists, profiteers—all heading toward Berlin. The poem's tone is critical of these groups' hypocrisy and self-interest during what appears to be a World War I context. The poem concludes with a "Wanted to Know" section asking about Republican campaign contributors.